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Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 5th Edition

22 January, 2010 (01:07) | Technology | By: chleong

Skyfire has just launched the revolutionary web browser for Symbian S60 5th Edition platform! I have been waiting for like 2 months ago after it first appeared on Windows Mobile platform.

What’s new with Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian 5th Edition (Beta)?

Available for the first time on Symbian S60 5th edition.

Finger friendly UI: A new, intuitive, and finger friendly UI for high resolution touchscreen devices provides an easier browsing experience.

Smooth Scrolling: Kinetic scrolling has been enabled to Skyfire. Pan or flick the screen to move in any direction smoothly on touchscreen.

Full screen mode: For touchscreen, browse in full screen mode for maximum screen real estate. Bring the controls back by clicking on the corner icon at any time.

Auto-Rotate: Browse in portrait or landscape mode with a simple change of the device orientation.

What are the unique features of Skyfire?

“Full web” mobile browser: The only mobile web browser to support all the rich media on the web for a PC-like web browsing experience.

Browse any page: Browse your favorite websites on Skyfire exactly like you do on your PC. No compromises! We’re the only mobile browser to support all major Web 2.0 standards - Ajax, JavaScript, Flash 10 - it just works.

Watch any video: Skyfire is the only mobile browser that gives access to the full media experience on the internet by supporting Flash 10, Silverlight 3.0 and Windows Media. Catch up on the freshest sports commentary, celebrity gossip or TV on your phone!

Share instantly: Easily share what you find on the web or what you are up to. Post web pages and status updates to Facebook and Twitter, with one click!

Stay connected: Check your Gmail, follow your friends’ Facebook and Twitter updates, and keep track of news, sports, video and other content in your own customizable activity feed.

Blazing fast: Skyfire fires up fast and web pages load quickly. Skyfire is the fastest mobile browser available in market.

So, in a nutshell, I’d be able to play my favourite FB games like Farmville, Happy Farm and so on while on the road. Muahahaha.